Curtain-pole.



O. J. CASBOURNE.

CURTAIN POLE.

AAAAAAA TION FILED JAN.17, 1912.

- 1,036,450., Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTSE.

CHARLES J; GASBOURNE, OF FREEDOM, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

Application filed January 17, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. Gas- BOURNE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Freedom, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain poles, p

and the primary object of my invention 18 the provision of simple and effective means in connection with a curtain pole for attaching the upper ends or edges of curtains thereto, without resorting to the use of rings or pins or fastening means that would be liable to injure curtains held thereby.

Another object of this invention is to furnish a curtain pole with a holdfast device that also serves for retaining one of the caps or ornamentations upon the end of the pole.

A further object of this invention is to accomplish the above results by a mechanical construction that is extremely simple, durable, and highly efficient for the purposes for which it is intended.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a curtain pole in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pole showing the holding member in an open position, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of one end of the curtain pole, Fig. 4 is a similar view of the opposite end of the curtain pole, Fig. 5 is a view of one end of the curtain pole with one of the ornamentations or caps thereof removed, and Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of the curtain pole.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a cylindrical pole or body provided with a longitudinal groove 2, said groove extending from one end of the pole to the opposite end thereof. In order to define the position of the groove 2, I will assume that the curtain pole is supported by brackets 3. The groove 2 is removed from the top of the curtain pole to a position in proximity to the front Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

Serial No. 671,643.

side of the pole, whereby it will be unnecessary, as will hereinafter appear, to carry the upper pletely over the top of the pole. This position of the groove is best shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The walls of the groove are practically vertically disposed, whereby the upper ends or edges of curtains can be easily draped over the front part of the ole.

The reference numeral 4 denotes a holding member, preferably in the form of a yieldable or flexible rod or wire. This member is of a diameter that it will readily fit within the groove 2, and one end of said member is bent to form a hook 5 that is driven into one end of the pole or body 1, whereby one end of said member will be anchored relatively to said pole. Adjacent to the opposite end of said member is an off-set portion 6 that protrudes above the periphery of the pole 1, when the member L is in a closed position, the object of this ofi-set portion will presently appear.

Mounted upon one end of the pole 1 is a fixed ornamentation or cap 7 said cap having a socket 8 to receive the end of the pole 1 and a recess 9 providing clearance for the hook-shaped end 5 of the holding member 4:. Detachably mounted upon the opposite end of the pole is an ornamentation or cap 10 having a socket 11 to receive the end of the pole. The wall of the socket 11 is engaged by the end of the holding member 4, and the flexibility or resiliency of said holding member is sufficient to detachably retain the ornamentation or cap 10 upon the end of the pole 1. By simply depressing the off-set portion 6 of the holding member 4, the ornamentation or cap 10 is released and can be withdrawn from the end of the pole, whereby the holding member t can be opened to release the upper ends or edges of curtains 12 arranged upon said pole.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have devised a curtain pole having a yieldable foldable member that has one end thereof anchored in the pole and the opposite end arranged to frictionally retain a cap or ornamentation upon the opposite end of the pole, besides retaining the upper edges or ends in engagement with the pole. The pole can be made of wood, also the caps or ornamentations, while the holding member 4 is made of light and durable metal. HM

ends or edges of the curtains com- What I claim is A curtain pole comprising an elongated cylindrical member having its periphery provided with a longitudinal groove extending from end to end of said member, a rod having one end blunt and an offset portion in proximity to said blunt end, said rod further having its other end pointed and bent upon itself in an L-shaped manner, said rod seated in said groove and with one of the legs of the L-shaped end extending in one end oi said member and with the other leg of the L-shaped end abutting against one end of said member, the blunt end of said rod being substantially flush with the other end of said member, said L-shaped end of said rod anchoring the rod to the member, a cap mounted upon one end of the member and rod for inolosing the same, and a cap detaohably mounted upon 20 the other end of said member and frictionally engaging said rod and capable of being released by depressing the offset portion of said rod.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signaii? Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

